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5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year ~ We used to demand trials before buying before, what happened? ~ Stop Pre ordering Games (youtu.be)
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Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

I made a flow chart for this ages ago...

Will it be legitimately hard to find? (Think Steel Battalion on Xbox.) No? Do not pre-order.

Do you get anything for pre-ordering? No? Do not pre-order.

Cosmetics only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

Is it from a developer with an established track record? No? Do not pre-order.

Is that established track record full of buggy launches (Bethesda)? Yes? Do not pre-order.

Online only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

So… Do not preorder?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Not sure how you got that from that message, there's some games that would definitely qualify under this flow chart.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

FFXVI would pass, Spider-Man 2

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Fail at the first step. Both are being produced in the millions, not hard to find.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

To be fair I wait until after release to pick-up titles, will get FFXVI this weekend. Such a small cost, the risk is fine vs people spending thousands on other hobbies.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

FF16 was the first game I preordered in over a decade, and even then I only preordered it after I played the free demo and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Don't encourage devs to gate content behind pre order exclusives. Day 1 DLC used to be seen for what it was: content that should be in the base game.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well yeah but half the fun of Bethesda games is their bugs lol. The space program run by giants was a bug everyone loves so they left it in

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's all fun and games until your launch day install looks like this:

https://youtu.be/ITOrKb5HP6s

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